Saitis insectus explained

Saitis insectus is a species of spider in the genus Saitis and the family, Salticidae. It is found in central Australia.[1]

Taxonomy

Saitis insectus was first described in 1896 by Henry Roughton Hogg as Prostheclina insecta[1] [2] It was transferred to the genus, Saitis in 1911 by William Joseph Rainbow (as Saitis insecta).[1] [3] [4] Hogg' describes a female spider, (K946) collected from Rudall's Creek in the Northern Territory in 1894.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saitis insectus Hogg, 1896 . World Spider Catalog . 18 August 2019.
  2. Book: Hogg, H.R.. 1896 . Araneidae. Spencer, B.. Report of the Horn expedition to central Australia. Part II. Zoology. Dulau and Co., London & Melville, Mullen and Slade, Melbourne. 309–356, 354. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973809.
  3. Web site: Saitis insectus. Jumping spiders of the world.
  4. Rainbow, W.J. . 1911. A census of Australian Araneidae. Records of the Australian Museum. 9. 2. 107–319, 286. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1911.928. free.
  5. Web site: Occurrence Detail 478302517: Saitis insectus. 2020-09-11. www.gbif.org. en.

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